2011 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season

2011 Renault Clio Cup UK season
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The 2011 AirAsia Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season will begin at Brands Hatch on 3 April and will finish after 16 races over 8 events at Brands Hatch on 2 October. The season will support rounds of the British Touring Car Championship. On 28 February, AirAsia X was announced as title sponsor to the series in a three-year deal.[1]

Rule changes

The 2011 season will see several rules introducued in an effort to cut costs for competitors to an annual budget of approximately £60,000. These changes including a reduction in the number of rounds from 20 to 16, a reduction in tyre allocation from 60 slick tyres per year to 48 and a reduction of official test days and a freedom of test venue introduced.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Scuderia Vittoria 0 Australia Ash Miller G 8
6 United Kingdom Chris Smith G 8
11 United Kingdom Matt Allison[3] 1–6
United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales G 7–8
41 United Kingdom Luke Wright[4] G All
Westbourne Motorsport 2 United Kingdom James Colburn[5] G All
Total Control Racing 3 United Kingdom James Dixon[6] G All
8 United Kingdom Andy Jordan 6
17 United Kingdom Tom Grice[7] G 1–5
28 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton[8] G All
66 United Kingdom Mark Proctor[9] 1–2
M 4–8
Team Pyro 4 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith[5] G All
7 United Kingdom Chris Swanwick[10] G 1–5
Serbia Neb Bursac 6
Republic of Ireland David Dickenson 7–8
16 United Kingdom Adam Bonham[5] G All
33 United Kingdom Jack Goff[5] G All
42 United Kingdom Craig Currie[11] 1–7
99 United Kingdom Josh Files[12] G All
JHR Developments 5 United Kingdom Lee Pattison[13] M 1–3
United Kingdom Rob Boston 7–8
20Ten Racing 10 United Kingdom Darren Wilson[13] M All
18 United Kingdom Andy Gorton 7–8
27 United Kingdom Tim Sweet 6
Handy Motorsport 12 United Kingdom Simon Belcher M 8
Get On Track Developments 13 United Kingdom Jake Packun[5] G All
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 15 United Kingdom Matthew Munson[13] 2
22 United Kingdom Paul Rivett[5] All
23 United Kingdom Mark Gibbons M 7
Icon Class
G Graduate Cup
M Masters Cup

Race calendar and results

The 2011 ToCA calendar was announced on 8 September 2010.[14] Renault have subsequently announced that the Clio Cup will support the BTCC at eight meetings.[2] Two non-championship races were held at the World Series by Renault meeting at Silverstone in conjunction with the Dutch Clio Cup.[15] Luke Wright won both races for the Scuderia Vittoria team,[16] but he was the only full-time competitor from the British series to take part.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch, Kent 2 April United Kingdom Jake Packun United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom James Dixon Total Control Racing
R2 3 April United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
2 R3 Donington Park, Leicestershire 16 April United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
R4 17 April United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom James Dixon Total Control Racing
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 30 April Republic of Ireland Árón Smith United Kingdom Tom Grice Republic of Ireland Árón Smith Team Pyro
R6 1 May Republic of Ireland Árón Smith United Kingdom Paul Rivett Republic of Ireland Árón Smith Team Pyro
4 R7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 4 June United Kingdom James Dixon Republic of Ireland Árón Smith United Kingdom James Dixon Total Control Racing
R8 5 June United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom Tom Grice United Kingdom Jack Goff Team Pyro
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 18 June United Kingdom Matt Allison United Kingdom James Colburn United Kingdom Matt Allison Scuderia Vittoria
R10 19 June United Kingdom Matt Allison United Kingdom James Colburn United Kingdom Matt Allison Scuderia Vittoria
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 6 August United Kingdom James Colburn United Kingdom James Colburn United Kingdom James Dixon Total Control Racing
R12 7 August Republic of Ireland Árón Smith United Kingdom James Colburn Republic of Ireland Árón Smith Team Pyro
7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 17 September United Kingdom Jack Goff United Kingdom Josh Files United Kingdom Jack Goff Team Pyro
R14 18 September United Kingdom Jack Goff United Kingdom James Colburn United Kingdom Jack Goff Team Pyro
8 R15 Brands Hatch, Kent 1 October United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales United Kingdom James Colburn Westbourne Motorsport
R16 2 October United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pen Pts
1 United Kingdom Paul Rivett 3 1 1 3 12 2 5 7 6 10 6 4 7 8 2 1 2 356
2 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith 6 3 7 10 1 1 6 2 3 8 Ret 1 3 5 3 3 348
3 United Kingdom James Colburn 4 8 6 6 2 Ret 2 4 2 3 10 3 5 3 1 4 348
4 United Kingdom James Dixon 1 13 2 1 4 6 1 3 5 Ret 1 Ret 6 2 10 6 324
5 United Kingdom Jack Goff Ret 2 13 11 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 9 2 1 1 Ret DNS 272
6 United Kingdom Jake Packun 2 Ret 3 4 5 10 10 Ret 4 5 5 9 4 Ret 4 2 8 255
7 United Kingdom Josh Files 9 12 11 8 8 11 9 Ret 10 12 3 6 2 Ret 6 5 3 209
8 United Kingdom Adam Bonham 7 9 4 9 13 4 8 6 Ret DNS 4 7 Ret 9 7 11 2 198
9 United Kingdom Matt Allison Ret 4 5 5 Ret Ret 7 12 1 1 Ret 5 3 168
10 United Kingdom Tom Grice 10 6 8 Ret 3 7 4 9 9 6 2 150
11 United Kingdom Luke Wright Ret 10 10 7 Ret DNS 11 13 Ret 2 2 10 Ret 4 Ret DNS 145
12 United Kingdom Craig Currie 11 11 12 Ret 9 9 12 5 12 11 8 11 10 Ret 136
13 United Kingdom Darren Wilson Ret 14 16 16 11 12 16 8 8 9 11 14 13 11 17 14 2 127
14 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton 12 15 17 14 10 13 15 Ret 11 Ret 14 13 14 14 9 10 113
15 United Kingdom Mark Proctor Ret Ret 15 15 14 11 7 7 12 12 12 12 14 Ret 105
16 United Kingdom Chris Swanwick 8 7 9 12 7 8 13 10 Ret Ret 100
17 United Kingdom Lee Pattison 5 5 Ret 2 Ret 5 3 85
18 United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales 8 7 5 7 68
19 United Kingdom Rob Boston 9 10 8 8 51
20 Republic of Ireland David Dickenson 11 6 13 9 49
21 Serbia Neb Bursac 7 8 30
22 United Kingdom Andy Gorton 15 13 15 12 30
23 United Kingdom Matthew Munson 14 13 15
24 United Kingdom Tim Sweet 13 15 14
25 United Kingdom Simon Belcher 16 15 13
26 United Kingdom Chris Smith 11 Ret 10
27 United Kingdom Mark Gibbons 16 Ret 5
United Kingdom Andy Jordan Ret DNS 0
Guest driver ineligible for points
Australia Ash Miller 12 13 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pen Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Entrants' Championship

Pos Entrant BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pts
1 Team Pyro 6 2 4 8 1 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 740
7 3 7 9 6 3 6 2 10 8 4 2 2 5 6 5
2 Total Control Racing 1 6 2 1 3 6 1 3 5 6 1 12 6 2 9 6 566
10 13 8 14 4 7 4 9 7 7 12 13 12 12 10 10
3 Scuderia Vittoria Ret 4 5 5 Ret Ret 7 12 1 1 2 5 8 4 5 7 392
Ret 10 10 7 Ret DNS 11 13 Ret 2 Ret 10 Ret 7 11 Ret
4 Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 3 1 1 3 12 2 5 7 6 10 6 4 7 8 2 1 366
14 13 16 Ret
5 Westbourne Motorsport 4 8 6 6 2 Ret 2 4 2 3 10 3 5 3 1 4 338
6 Get On Track Developments 2 Ret 3 4 5 10 10 Ret 4 5 5 9 4 Ret 4 2 263
7 20Ten Racing Ret 14 16 16 11 12 16 8 8 9 11 14 13 11 15 12 170
13 15 15 13 17 14
8 JHR Developments 5 5 Ret 2 Ret 5 9 10 8 8 139
9 Handy Motorsport 16 15 11
Pos Entrant BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

References

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  3. Turner, Kevin (ed.) (10 February 2011). "Allison joins Scuderia Vittoria for Renault Clio Cup comeback". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 203 (6): 83.
  4. Turner, Kevin (ed.) (3 March 2011). "Wright moves to Clios with SV". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 203 (9): 78.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turner, Kevin (ed.) (31 March 2011). "Rivett targets third Clio crown". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 203 (13): 74.
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